JUNCTION CITY - An 84-year-old Eugene man was killed and his
83-year-old wife was critically injured in a two-car accident south of
here Sunday.

William and Mildred Rogers were leaving Browns Landing and turning
south onto River Road about 2:45 p.m. when their minivan collided with a
pickup truck headed north on River Road, Lane County sheriff's
deputies said.

The couple were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene.

William Rogers was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Mildred
Rogers was listed in critical condition Sunday night, according to a
nursing supervisor.

The driver of the truck, Caleb Crumrine, 25, of Junction City, was
not injured. The sheriff's office is investigating the crash.

Robbery suspects held

after girl calls 911

CHESHIRE - A quick-thinking girl helped sheriff's deputies
capture two men in connection with a home invasion robbery Sunday on
Hall Road.

Keith Justin Morrill, 31, of Eugene and Steven Ray Epstein, 25, of
Springfield were charged with robbery, kidnapping, assault and burglary,
and booked into Lane County Jail.

Shortly before 5 a.m., two men entered the house through an
unlocked door and bound the owner with rope and punched and kicked him,
investigators said.

The man's daughter, hiding elsewhere in the house, was able to
call 911 for help. Responding deputies were able to rescue the man and
his daughter and detain the two suspects.

The owner was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and his
daughter was unharmed, deputies said.

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Couple injured when

trailer comes loose

An elderly couple were injured Sunday when a double-axle utility
trailer towed by a vehicle came loose from its hitch, veered into
traffic on West 18th Avenue near Jackson Street and struck their car.

Firefighters used an extraction tool to remove the two from their
sedan, Eugene police said.

The husband, 80, suffered a concussion and a cut to the head. The
wife, 78, suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to Sacred Heart
Medical Center. Police did not release the couple's names or
hometown.

The driver of the other vehicle fled and faces possible felony
hit-and-run charges, police said.

The accident, which occurred around noon, closed 18th Avenue for
two hours.

High-speed chase

ends in crash, arrest

SPRINGFIELD - A 22-year-old Springfield man was arrested Sunday
after a high-speed chase that ended in the crash of a stolen car.

Casey Lee Morris was charged with attempting to elude police,
unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless
driving and reckless endangerment. He also was booked on unrelated
felony warrants.

At about noon, Springfield police officer Neil Halttunen was on
Highway 126 near Mohawk Boulevard when he spotted a white Honda Accord that he recognized as a possible stolen car.

The driver of the Honda moved onto the shoulder around another car
and began traveling up to nearly 100 mph while heading east on Highway
126, police said.

The subcompact headed south onto 52nd Street and plowed into a
field before heading east on F Street, running off the road and striking
a tree.

The driver ran away. Morris was arrested by a Lane County
sheriff's canine officer and lodged in Lane County Jail.

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